{"id":162935,"date":"2025-05-17T23:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T22:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/borno-gov-zulum-signs-orders-banning-indiscriminate-tree-felling"},"modified":"2025-05-18T00:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:10:58","slug":"borno-gov-zulum-signs-orders-banning-indiscriminate-tree-felling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/borno-gov-zulum-signs-orders-banning-indiscriminate-tree-felling","title":{"rendered":"Borno: Gov Zulum signs orders banning indiscriminate tree felling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has signed two executive orders aimed at addressing critical concerns in a move to protect the environment, improve public health, and reduce public nuisance across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The first executive order prohibits the unlawful felling of trees, while the second mandates a monthly statewide sanitation exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The governor noted that the measures were taken in response to the alarming levels of environmental abuse, particularly the unchecked felling of trees.<\/p>\n<p>Zulum stressed the need to safeguard the ecosystem and protect future generations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPursuant to the powers vested in me by Section 14 (2) and Section 20 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the Felling of Tree Law, Cap 53, Laws of Borno State, 1994, and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, Babagana Umara Zulum, the Executive Governor of Borno State, do hereby declare the felling of trees as prohibited forthwith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, by this declaration, any individual caught unlawfully cutting down trees shall, for a first offence, face a fine of N250,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years. For subsequent offences, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or a fine not exceeding N500,000, or both,\u201d Zulum declared.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the governor also signed an executive order granting additional powers to the Sanitation Court and declaring the monthly sanitation exercise mandatory.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, first offenders shall be punished with sentences not exceeding two years\u2019 imprisonment and a fine of N100,000 for violating the sanitation order.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, he said, is intended to enhance the overall well-being of the people, strengthen the public health system, and reduce the spread of diseases within communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, Babagana Umara Zulum, do hereby declare the first Saturday of every month as Sanitation Day, forthwith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward, those found to have violated this order shall be punished with sentences not exceeding two years\u2019 imprisonment and a fine of N100,000 for first-time offenders. Subsequent offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also declared that, in the coming days, he would sign another executive order stipulating strict penalties for violations of existing laws on scrap metal scavenging and trading.<\/p>\n<p>He further ordered the Borno State Police Command and other relevant agencies to enforce the two executive orders and ensure full compliance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has signed two executive orders aimed at addressing critical concerns in a move to protect the environment, improve public health, and reduce public nuisance across the state. 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